Within striking distance

In mundo erat . . .

. . . et mundus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cognóvit. In própria venit, et sui eum non recepérunt. Quotquot autem recepérunt eum, dedit eis potestátem fílios Dei fíeri, his, qui credunt in nómine ejus: qui non ex sanguínibus, neque ex voluntáte carnis, neque ex voluntáte viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt.

Diego wishes you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Christmas.

Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Japan Airlines Flight JL 745 (09 October 2023)

In this report, we’ll look at the Economy Class experience aboard a Tōkyō-Manila flight operated by Japan’s flag carrier.

Welcome aboard Japan Airlines flight JL 745.

Offices on the go in Japan: STATION WORK’s shared booths

A couple of years before the pandemic, commuters passing through one of several Tōkyō-area railway stations might have noticed a change in the landscape. Black-walled booths had materialised out of nowhere, looking similar to instant photo kiosks. In fact, these were meant for a very different purpose: to provide a mid-commute refuge in which to get some last-minute work done.

Let’s take a peek at Japanese shared space provider STATION WORK’s extra-compact offering: the STATION BOOTH.

Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK 41 (31 March 2023)

In today’s Flight Report, we’ll continue the tale of my round-trip March 2023 LCC journey with Jetstar Japan. This time, we’re focussing on the homebound leg from Tōkyō to Manila.

Welcome aboard Jetstar Japan flight GK 41.

Airport Guide: Narita International Airport (NRT) Terminal 3, Departures – Airside

This Airport Guide introduces the airside departures zone – covering the restricted area after security and immigration – at Terminal 3 (T3) of Narita International Airport (NRT). This dedicated budget terminal houses some, but not all, of the low-cost carriers that serve NRT.

Airport Guide: Narita International Airport (NRT) Terminal 3, Departures – Landside

This Airport Guide introduces the landside departures zone – covering the area before outbound security and immigration – at Terminal 3 (T3) of Narita International Airport (NRT). This dedicated budget terminal houses many, but not all, of the low-cost carriers that serve NRT.

Flight Report: MNL-HND on Japan Airlines Flight JL 78 (27 September 2023)

In this post, we’ll experience what it’s like to travel with Japan’s flag carrier from Manila to the more centrally located of Tōkyō’s two airports.

Welcome aboard Japan Airlines flight JL 78.

Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Jetstar Japan Flight GK 40 (25 March 2023)

Where budget airlines are concerned, “no frills” means exactly that: just the bare essentials and nothing more. But on a relatively short route like the one linking Manila and Tōkyō, it’s easy enough to let go of the frills in the name of fare savings.

Welcome aboard Jetstar Japan flight GK 40.

Flight Report: ICN-MNL on Philippine Airlines Flight PR 469 (24 January 2023)

My previous flight with Philippine Airlines (PR) left much to be desired where the actual hardware was concerned. But on this occasion, the clean and refreshed interior of the new(ish) aeroplane they used was the perfect setting for an unremarkable flight home.

“Unremarkable” in the best possible sense, in that I had nothing to complain about.

Welcome aboard Philippine Airlines flight PR 469.

Flight Report: MNL-ICN on Philippine Airlines Flight PR 466 (19 January 2023)

The subject of this post: an unremarkable flight in a mediocre aeroplane run by a middling airline.

I am duty bound to stress, however, that sometimes “unremarkable” is perfectly adequate. This is certainly the case on short routes like the one linking sunny Manila to snow-chilled Seoul, where “unremarkable” is all a non-fussy traveller really needs.

Welcome aboard Philippine Airlines flight PR 466.